ep. 3: the week of many WIPs
in which I come back from a month-long day job bender, talk about my first-ever hand knit sweater (spoiler alert: I’m wearing it), show off the largest number of WIPs I have ever had at once, and talk about some new designs and upcoming test knits
Open Test Knits:
🧶 Wildwood Socks: APPLY TO TEST KNIT (closes March 1st)
🧶 Mountain Glow Shawl: APPLY TO TEST KNIT (closes March 1st)
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SHOW NOTES:
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I'm wearing:
🧶 Cadeautje Slippers by Ysolda Teague (Rav link)
yarn: American Ewe Bulky in "Glass of Port"
Fiber (thrums): Frabjous Fibers BFL in “Cathedral”
🧶 Shifting Gears Pullover by Turquoise Toque Designs (Rav link)
yarn: Lion Brand Wool Ease in “Umber,” “Oxford Grey,” “Stillwater,” “Forest Green Heather,” & “Natural Heather”
Finished objects:
🧶 Epicea Headband by Maud Coppel (Rav link)
handspun specs: chain-ply worsted weight, NSW merino from Three Waters Farm in “Winter Greens”
🧶 100 Days of Spindle Spinning Handspun
fiber: merino/alpaca/silk/Angelina rolags from The Wooly Witch in “Sugarplum Majesty”
specs: 2-ply, 49g, 271yd, light fingering weight
Spun on my Snyder Spindles classic Turkish spindle
🧶 “Mystery Wool” Handspun
fiber: home-blended rolags using a bag of mystery wool, baby alpaca, silk, & angelina
specs: 3-ply, ~200g, 450yd, worsted weight
Spun on my Ashford Kiwi
🧶 Handspun for Courtney’s Mom
fiber: commercially blended combed merino/silk/bamboo top from One Thursday in “Liberal Arts College”
specs: unwashed - we’ll find out! 2-ply, 220g
Spun on my Ashford Kiwi
On my needles:
🧶 Candle Flame Lapghan by Nancy Marchant (Rav link)
yarn: miscellaneous worsted weight acrylic from my late grandmother's stash
🧶 Slipstravaganza Blanket by Stephen West (Rav link)
yarn: DROPS Air in “Beige,” “Orange,” “Brown,” & “Sea Blue”
🧶 Vargö Pullover by Sari Nordlund (Rav link)
yarn: Lion Brand Color Theory in "Stonewash" and "Satellite"
🧶 Classic Simple Socks (pattern by me) (Rav link)
yarn: Nerdy Knits Sock in "Prismatic Shard" and Teeny Button Studio Soft Sock in "Sophie"
🧶 Wildwood Socks by me - coming soon
APPLY TO TEST KNIT (closes March 1st)
yarn: Arcane Fibre Works 80/20 Merino Nylon Fingering in “Wildwood”
Design Spotlight:
🧶 Rivers & Roads Cowl (Rav link)
Sample 1 yarn: Explorer Knits + Fibers Bouclé DK in "Chinle" and "Drift" (yarn support was provided by the company for this design)
Sample 2 yarn: Nerdy Knits DK in "Zelda," Sport + Mohair held together in "Zonai"
🧶 Wildwood Socks - coming soon
APPLY TO TEST KNIT (closes March 1st)
yarn: Arcane Fibre Works 80/20 Merino Nylon Fingering in “Wildwood”
🧶 Mountain Glow Shawl - coming soon
APPLY TO TEST KNIT (closes March 1st)
yarn: Explorer Knits + Fibers Cashmere DK in “Linen,” “Timber,” “Pollen,” “Oxide,” & “To “The Stars Who Listen (yarn support was provided by the company for this design)
